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Showing posts with label Peace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peace. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Sermon Video: Brought Near to God by the Blood of Christ - Ephesians 2:11-14

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The amazing salvation provided by Jesus Christ has implications that ripple across every area we might consider.  In this case, the Apostle ...
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

6 months since October 7, there are no winners here: A response to the essay by Frida Ghitis (CNN, 4/5/24)

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  {“In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers.” - Neville Chamberlain       That quote wou...
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Sermon Video: Jesus: Fulfilling God's promises to the Jews, showing mercy to the Gentiles - Romans 15:7-13

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In his conclusion to the section that began in chapter 14 about the need for Christians to accept each other, Paul offers us a telling analo...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Sermon Video: Rejecting Evil and Revenge by Embracing Kindness and Peace - Romans 12:17-21

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How should the followers of Jesus respond to evil?  The answer can never be with our own evil attitudes and actions.  Where does that leave ...
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Listen to the Word of God: 62 Scripture passages that refute 'Christian' Nationalism - #23: Luke 6:27-36

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  Donald Trump Jr. tells young conservatives that following Jesus’ command to ‘turn the other cheek’ has ‘gotten us nothing’ Luke 6:27-36   ...
Monday, September 26, 2022

Sermon Video: Peace with God, Romans 4:23-5:2

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Having established both the forgiveness of our sins, removing God's wrath, and our justification, making Christ's righteousness our ...
Monday, April 18, 2022

Sermon Video: The Resurrected Jesus: peace, understanding, evangelism, Luke 24:36-49

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The first Easter Sunday culminated with a surprise visitation from Jesus to his closest disciples.  After a day of wonder, angelic messages,...
Monday, January 10, 2022

Sermon Video: Swords and clubs to arrest the Prince of Peace - Mark 14:43-52

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  They came with swords and clubs to arrest Jesus because they expected him to fight back, they couldn't imagine that Jesus would not re...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

What the 10th Century 'Peace of God' Movement can teach us about our country's embrace of political partisanship and violence

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Rapid economic change in 10th Century Western Europe led to instability, which created fertile ground for those with power to press their cl...
Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Our warped definition of Christianity is disastrous

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What, and how, we think is important; very important.  What we believe in , and what we believe about important topics and issues profoundl...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Sermon Video: Paul defends his conduct before Felix - Acts 24

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Having safely arrived in Caesarea, the Apostle Paul now faces an attempt by the High Priest Ananias to persuade the Roman provincial governo...
Monday, December 24, 2018

Sermon Video: Joy to the World - Luke 2:8-18

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Following the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, angels appear to shepherds in the night, amazing them and sharing the news that a Savior, the Mes...
Friday, August 31, 2018

Sermon Video: Everything in the name of the Lord Jesus - Colossians 3:15-17

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Culminating a section where he described what it means to be alive with Christ as a people of God whose hearts are set upon things above, Pa...
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

How do we know which things are disputable?

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The Greek term,  ἀδιάφορα (adiaphora, meaning "not differentiable") refers to those issues of faith and practice, as well as ethic...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Sermon Video: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace - Isaiah 9:6b

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What's in a name?  The Messiah promised by the prophet Isaiah is given many names in Scripture: Jesus, Emmanuel, Son of Man, Son of God,...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

In praise of a gentle spirit - Philippians 4:5

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There are a couple of popular phrases used by Christians either among themselves or when trying to explain their attitudes to others regardi...
Friday, September 15, 2017

Sermon Video: Paul tries to make peace with his critics - Acts 21:15-26

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Having returned to Jerusalem, the Apostle Paul finds renewed controversy there as false rumors being spread about him have antagonized the J...
Thursday, August 10, 2017

Assassinations, Pastor Jeffress, and Romans 13

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I've written often enough about the danger to the Church in America of an unequal marriage with politics and politicians, especially whe...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Sermon Video: We must settle our own disputes - 1 Corinthians 6:1-8

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How can you tell if a church has significant problems?  One sure example of trouble would be the presence of lawsuits between members.  Paul...
Monday, November 21, 2016

Sermon Video: Paul Gives Thanks - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

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Following his regular greeting to start a letter, the apostle Paul writes of his thankfulness to God for the success of the Gospel at Corint...